The thing that's caught me off guard is going to dinner and people asking me for autographs or to take a picture. People coming to my house asking for autographs - that's something I really haven't grasped the whole entirety of yet.

At Tivy High School in Kerrville Texas he focused on baseball and football. He plays in Kevin Sumlin's Air Raid offense during A&M's first season (2012) in the SEC. "
Manziel continued to excel both on and off the field and was named starting quarterback for Texas A&M only one month later.

He is also the first redshirt freshman to win the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award. He plays in Kevin Sumlin's Air Raid offense during A&M's first season (2012) in the SEC.